Vancouver Canucks Acquire Journeyman Defenseman Paetsch

Nathan Paetsch isn't old, at least isn't old enough that he should be labelled a journeyman blue-liner, but at the ripe old age of 27 he has already had connections to five teams. The Vancouver Canucks acquired him on Thursday to play for the team's AHL affiliate, the Manitoba Moose. Before that, he had been signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Florida Panthers, and was traded to Vancouver without even having played a game for the organization. Prior to his non-stint in Florida, he played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, where he had been traded in the Raffi Torres deal with the Buffalo Sabres at last year's trade deadline.

The Sabres are the team for which Paetsch is best known for playing, but they weren't even the team that drafted him initially. That honour belongs to the Washington Capitals, whose superstar Alex Ovechkin can be seen above humiliating Paetsch.

With more AHL games (206) than NHL ones (167), it's clear that Paetsch should quit his day job. I hear they have openings in the WWE.